Shark Attack Database

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Non-fatal Wading Attack

2010 Isle of Palms, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2010

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Isle of Palms, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to right lower leg

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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